This was my first successful attempt using my new crockpot, so I think some of the problems I had may have been my fault. I used a 6-qt crockpot instead of a 4-quart one and cooked it for 7 hours on low. I used less mushrooms (about 2 cups) and low sodium soups, but followed all the rest of the directions/ingredients as directed in the recipe. Although I thought the flavor was good, I thought I should have cut the cabbage and onions into bigger pieces because the cabbage, onions, rice and broth/soup combined and became indistinquishable from one another and thus the broth was very thick but coated the chicken and sausage very well.